PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Christian University women's tennis program remained firmly in cruise control, taking down Grambling State in its home opener for their fourth consecutive win and third straight shutout by a spotless 7-0 tally.
 
The triumph is the first over a squad from the NCAA's highest division since as far back as the website's records currently go (2008) as well as its most single-season victories in that same timespan after only six matches.

The Basics:
 

• Score
  • Louisiana Christian – 7
  • Grambling State – 0

 

• Records
  • Louisiana Christian (4-2, 0-0 Red River)
  • Grambling State (0-3, 0-0 SWAC)

 

• Location
  • Pineville, Louisiana – Richard L. Crowell Tennis Center

  

• Series History (Since 2007-08)
  • Louisiana Christian Leads 1-0 (100%)

 

• Winning Streak (Since 2007-08)
  • Louisiana Christian (W1) | Grambling State's Last Win: N/A

 
Wildcats Top Performers:
 

• Patricia Principal Pineda continued her blistering hot stretch of play, easily dispatching Jovana Latinovich by a combined 12-1 score in the top singles spot.

 

• On the next flight down was Alexandra Cedeno, who defeated Taku Mawisire by a 6-3, 6-1 decision.

 

• The biggest fight put up by the Tigers was in the three-hole as Raquel Coelho Rodrigues battled Claire Machisa as game one went to a tiebreaker with the Cats prevailing 7-6 before cleaning up the sweep at 6-3.

 

• #4 Ana Sofia Ferrer Martinez took down Ekaterina Dziova (6-2, 6-1) and #5 Chloe Batterton handled Leah Bryant (6-1, 6-1) in the final singles competitions while Tanit Cevada Cruz got the forfeit point in the sixth position.

 

• Principal Pineda / Cedeno blanked Latinovich / Machisa, 6-0, and Coelho Rodrigues / Ferrer Martinez doubled up Mawisire / Dziova, 6-3, in the first and second doubles flights, respectively.

 
Next:
  

• The Orange and Blue will look to continue its rapidly building momentum on Saturday at 1 p.m. when they make their Red River Athletic Conference debut opposite LSUS, right back on-campus.

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